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2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009

2012 April Wednesday, Apr 04, 2012
Genentech statement on counterfeit drug labeled as Altuzan (bevacizumab) in the United States.

February Tuesday, Feb 14, 2012
Genentech statement on counterfeit drug labeled as Avastin® (bevacizumab) in the United States.

2011 April Thursday, Apr 28, 2011
Genentech statement on CAT trial data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

2010 October Wednesday, Oct 06, 2010
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that ample supplies of Tamiflu® (oseltamivir phosphate), a prescription antiviral medicine to treat flu, will be widely available at U.S. pharmacies this flu season.

June Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010
Genentech, Inc. announced today that it has accepted the recommendation of an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) to stop enrollment into the MAIN trial, a Phase III clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Avastin® (bevacizumab) when added to Rituxan® (rituximab) plus CHOP (cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/prednisone) chemotherapy in patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).

May Thursday, May 27, 2010
Genentech, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will discuss the company's two supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLAs) for Avastin® (bevacizumab) for the treatment of women who have not received chemotherapy for advanced (metastatic) HER2-negative breast cancer during an advisory committee meeting on July 20, 2010.

2009 November Friday, Dec 11, 2009
Genentech, Inc. announces study of Avastin® (bevacizumab) in early-stage breast cancer (E5103) will resume enrollment and continue as planned.

March Monday, Mar 09, 2009
Genentech, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will discuss the company's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Avastin® (bevacizumab) for people with previously treated glioblastoma during an advisory committee meeting on March 31, 2009.